USPTO Patents Application 10806524

United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

. FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO.

10/806,524

03/23/2004

Jean- Luc Peron

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22850 7590 12/12/2007

OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, P.C.
1940 DUKE STREET
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

EXAMINER

TORRES, JUAN A

ART UNIT

PAPER NUMBER

2611

NOTIFICATION DATE

DELIVERY MODE

1 2/1 2/2007 ELECTRONIC

Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.

The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.

Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above-indicated "Notification Date" to the
following e-mail address(es):

patentdocket@oblon.com

oblonpat@oblon.com

jgardner@oblon.com

PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

Office Action Summary

Application No.
10/806.524

Appllcant(s)

PERON, JEAN-LUC

Examiner

Juan A. Torres

Art Unit
2611

- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address -
Period for Reply

A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR REPLY IS SET TO EXPIRE 2 MONTH(S) OR THIRTY (30) DAYS.
WHICHEVER IS LONGER, FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.

• Extensions of time may be available under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a). tn no event, however, may a reply be timely filed
after SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.

- If NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.

- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).

Status

1)K Responsive to communication(s) filed on 23 March 2004 .
2a)\Z\ This action is FINAL. 25)0 This action is non-final.

3) S Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is

closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 CD. 1 1 , 453 O.G. 213. ©

Disposition of Claims

4) ^ Claim(s) 1-15 is/are pending in the application.

4a) Of the above claim(s) is/are withdrawn from consideration.

5) ^ Claim(s) 13 is/are allowed.

6) 0 Claim(s) is/are rejected.

7) KI Claim(s) 1-12,14 and 15 is/are objected to.

8) n Claim(s) are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.

Application Papers

9) ^ The specification is objected to by the Examiner.

10) ^ The drawing(s) filed on 23 March 2004 is/are: a)n accepted or b)E! objected to by the Examiner.

Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawlng(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1 .85(a).
Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121(d).

1 1) n The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner. Note the attached Office Action or form PTO-152.

Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119

12) S Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
aM All b)n Some * c)^ None of:

1 .13 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. n Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. n Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage

application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.

Attachment(s)

1 ) S Notice of References Cited (PTO-892) 4) □ Interview Summary (PTO-41 3)

2) □ Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948) Paper No(s)/Mai! Date. .

3) S Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/08) 5) □ Notice of Informal Patent Application

Paper No(s)/Mail Date 03/23/04 and 08/02/04 . 6) □ Other: .

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PTOL-326 (Rev. 08-06)

Office Action Summary

Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20071 1 1 3

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DETAILED ACTION
Priority

Receipt is acknowledged of papers submitted under 35 U.S.C. .119(a)-(d), whicli
papers have been placed of record in the file.

Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 03/23/2004 and
08/02/2004 are in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the
infomiation disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.

Drawings
The drawings are objected to because:

a) The drawings are objected to as falling to comply with 37 CFR 1 .84(p)(5)
because they include the following reference character(s) not mentioned in the
description: "1" (see figure 1 and description of figure 1); "341.1" and "341.2" (see figure
4 and description of figure 4); "202.2", "210.2", "212.2", "214.2", "216.2", "218.2", "220.2"
and "224.2" (see figure 6 and description of figure 6); "212.3", "214.3", "216.3", "220.3",
"21 8.3", "224.3" (see figure 7 and description of figure 7).

b) The recitation "2K Mode" in figure 5 is improper, because it is not properly
constructed (see page 3 lines 29-30); it is suggested to be changed to "2k Mode" (lower
case "k").

c) The recitation "8K Mode" in figure 6 is improper, because it is not properly
constructed (see page 3 lines 29-30); it is suggested to be changed to "8k Mode" (lower
case "k").

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d) The recitation "4K Mode" in figure 7 is improper, because it is not properly
constructed (see page 3 lines 29-30); it is suggested to be changed to "4k Mode" (lower
case "k").

e) Figure 1 should be designated by a legend such as -Prior Art- because only
that which is old is illustrated (see ETSI EN 300 744 VI .4.1 (2001-01) IDS NPL
document, figure 1 in page 10). See MPEP § 608.02(g).

f) Figure 2 should be designated by a legend such as -Prior Art- because only
that which is old is illustrated (see ETSI EN 300 744 VI .4.1 (2001-01) IDS NPL
document, figure 7a in page 16). See MPEP § 608.02(g).

e) Figure 5 should be designated by a legend such as -Prior Art- because only
that which is old is illustrated (see ETSI EN 300 744 VI .4.1 (2001-01) IDS NPL
document, figure 8a in page 19). See MPEP § 608.02(g).

f) Figure 6 should be designated by a legend such as -Prior Art- because only
that which is old is illustrated (see ETSI EN 300 744 VI .4.1 (2001-01) IDS NPL
document, figure 8b in page 20). See MPEP § 608.02(g).

Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in
reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended
replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate
prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure
number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as "amended." If a drawing figure
is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet,
and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate

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changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for
consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering
of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an
application must be labeled in the top margin as either "Replacement Sheet" or "New
Sheet" pursuant to 37 CFR 1 .121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner,
the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next
Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.

Specification

Applicant is reminded of the proper language and fonnat for an abstract of the
disclosure.

The abstract should be in narrative form and generally limited to a single
paragraph on a separate sheet within the range of 50 to 150 words. It is important that
the abstract not exceed 150 words in length since the space provided for the abstract
on the computer tape used by the printer is limited. The form and legal phraseology
often used in patent claims, such as "means" and "said," should be avoided. The
abstract should describe the disclosure sufficiently to assist readers in deciding whether
there is a need for consulting the full patent text for details.

The language should be clear and concise and should not repeat information
given in the title. It should avoid using phrases which can be implied, such as, "The
disclosure concerns," "The disclosure defined by this invention," "The disclosure
describes," etc.

The abstract of the disclosure is objected to because:

a) it is not limited to a single paragraph; and

b) exceed 150 words in length.

Correction is required. See MPEP § 608.01(b).

35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, requires the specification to be written in "full,
clear, concise, and exact terms." The specification is replete with terms which are not

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clear, concise and exact. The specification should be revised carefully in order to
comply with 35 U.S.C. 1 1 2, first paragraph.

The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities:

a) The recitation "2K" in page 7 lines 2 and 4; page 9 lines 6, 7 and 9; page 1 1
line 11; page 12 lines 15, 18 and 25; page 13 lines 1 and 9 is improper, because it is
iniproperly constructed (see page 3 lines 29-30); it is suggested to be changed to "2k"
(lower case "k").

b) The recitation "4K" in page 7 lines 9 and 13; page 8 lines 17 and 18; page 14
line 12 is improper, because it is Improperly constructed (see page 3 lines 29-30); it is
suggested to be changed to "2k" (lower case "k").

c) The recitation "8K" in page 7 lines 2 and 4; page 9 lines 6, 8 and 9; page 1 1
line 11; page 12 lines 15, 19 and 30; page 13 line 9 is improper, because it is improperly
constructed (see page 3 lines 29-30); It is suggested to be changed to "2k" (lower case
"k"). .

d) The recitation "RASM 124" In page 10 line 15 Is Improper, because it is
improperly constructed (see figure 4); it is suggested to be changed to "124.2".

Appropriate correction is required.
Examiner NOTE:

Claim 4 after the preliminary amendment filed by the Applicant's representative
on 03/23/2004 read as:

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"A transmitter for transmitting data using Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing (OFDM), the transmitter including a data processing apparatus according to
claim 1"

Claim Objections

Claims 1-12 and 14-15 are objected to because of the following infomrialities:

Regarding claim 1 , the recitation "signals," in line 8 of claim 1 is improper,
because the next element of the apparatus is the last element (see line 11 of claim 13);
it is suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

Regarding claims 2-5, they are objected because they depend directly or
indirectly from claim 1 and claim 1 is objected.

Regarding claim 6, the recitation "signals," in line 8 of claim 6 is improper,
because the next element of the apparatus is the last element (see line 1 1 of claim 13);
it is suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

Regarding claims 7-8, they are objected because they depend directly from claim
6 and claim 6 is objected.

Regarding claim 9, the recitation "signals," in line 10 of claim 9 is improper,
because the next element of the apparatus is the last element (see line 1 1 of claim 13);
it is suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

Regarding claim 10, it is objected because they depend directly from claim 9 and
claim 9 is objected.

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Regarding claim 1 1, the recitation "signals," in line 8 of claim 1 1 is improper,
because the next step of the method is the last step (see line 11 of claim 13); it is
suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

- Regarding claim 12, the recitation "signals," in line 8 of claim 12 is improper,
because the next step of the method is the last step (see line 1 1 of claim 13); it is
suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

Regarding claim 14, the recitation "signals," in line 8 of claim 14 is improper,
because the next element of the apparatus is the last element (see line 1 1 of claim 1 3);
it is suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

Regarding claim 15, the recitation "signals," in line 9 of claim 15 is improper,
because the next element of the apparatus is the last element (see line 1 1 of claim 13);
it is suggested to be changed to "signals, and"

Appropriate correction is required.

Allowable Subject Matter

Claim 13 is allowed.

Claims 1-12 and 14-1 5 are allowed if the above objections are overcome.

The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: claims1-15
are allowed because a comprehensive search of prior art failed to teach, either alone or
in combination, an address generator for use with transmission or reception of data
symbols interleaved onto substantially four thousand earners of an Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexed symbol, the address generator being operable to
generate a set of addresses, each address being generated for each of the data

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symbols to indicate one of the carrier signals onto which the data symbol is to be
mapped or de-mapped, the address generator comprising a linear feedback shift
register including a predetermined number of register stages and being operable to
generate a pseudo-random bit sequence in accordance with a generator polynomial, a
permutation circuit operable to receive the content of the shift register stages and to
pemriute the bits present in the register stages in accordance with a permutation order
to form an address of one of the OFDM carriers, and a control unit operable in
combination with an address check circuit to re-generate an address when a generated
address exceeds the predetermined number of carriers, characterised in that the linear
feedback shift register has eleven register stages with a generator polynomial for the
linear feedback shift register of Ri'[10]= RuTO]® Ri-i'[2], and the permutation order forms
an eleven bit address Rj [n] for the i-th data symbol from the bit present in the n-th
register stage Rj'[n] in accordance with the table:

/t,"[n] for n

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

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0

7

10

5

8

1

2

4

9

0

3

6

, as the applicant has
claimed.

Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
Statement of Reasons for Allowance."

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Conclusion

The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to
applicant's disclosure.

a) Palin (US 20060062314 A1) discloses that DVB-T system has been evaluated
for situations for which it was not originally designed, such as mobile reception, that
have different new requirements for the system, the use of the existing DVB-T 8K mode
would probably offer wide enough coverage for mobile reception, however, the achieved
mobility with the 8K mode might be too slow, i.e. reception might not succeed e.g. in a
vehicle driving fast like at the speed of 120 km/h, the 2K mode, on the other hand,
would offer sufficient mobility, however, a high density of base stations would be
required with the 2K mode because the sp called guard interval length is not long
enough to support long transmitter distances in that mode, one proposed compromising
solution to this problem is to define a new mode: a "4K mode", as to the inner
interleaving of the proposed 4K mode, especially to the symbol interleaver, an obvious
solution would be to define a new "4K symbol interleaver" which would map 3024 data
words (24 groups of 126 data words) onto the 3024 active carriers of one 4K mode
OFDM-symbol (it is probable that the number of active carriers would be 3024 in the 4K
mode).

b) ETSI (ETSI EN 300 744 VI .5. 1 (2004-1 1 )) in the annex F pages 50-60, ETSI
November 2004, discloses the present invention.

This application is in condition for allowance except for the following formal
matters:

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See above.

Prosecution on the merits is closed in accordance with the practice under Ex
parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 453 O.G. 21 3, (Comm'r Pat. 1935).

A shortened statutory period for reply to this action is set to expire TWO
MONTHS from the mailing date of this letter.

Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
examiner should be directed to Juan A. Torres whose telephone number is 571-272-
31 19. The examiner can normally be reached on 8-6 M-F.

If attempts to reach the examirier by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
supervisor, Mohammad Ghayour can be reached on 571-272-3021. The fax phone
number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-
273-8300.

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Juan Alberto Torres
11-13-2007 ■